The Civil War Round Table of Dallas
proudly presented the 2001
Grady McWhiney Award of Merit
on Wednesday, August 8, 2001
to Scott Bowden & Bill Ward
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Scott Bowden & Bill Ward
Congratualtions to them for their award winning book Last Chance for Victory: Robert E. Lee and the Gettysburg Campaign, winner of the Douglas Southall Freeman Award and the Nathan Bedford Forrest Southern History Award.
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The Award, named in honor of Dr. Grady McWhiney, is presented annually to an individual or organization that has contributed significantly to the scholarship or preservation of Civil War history.
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Recipients
1998: Grady McWhiney, Ph.D.
1999: Charles and Peggy Pearce: Pearce Collection of Civil War Letters and Documents
2000: John C. Waugh: Author of The Class of 1846 and Reelecting Lincoln, the Battle for the 1864 Presidency
2001: Scott Bowden and Bill Ward: Authors of Last Chance for Victory: Robert E. Lee and the Gettysburg Campaign
